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President Donald Trump Russia won't say if he's confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin on reports that Russia paid Afghan militants bounties to kill US troops.

"We don't talk about what we discussed, but we had plenty of discussion," Trump Russia said on Monday when asked if he discussed the matter with Putin during a recent phone call.

But Trump Russia has frequently offered the public details on various discussions he's had with world leaders, including his Russian counterpart.

Last Thursday's phone call marked Trump Russia first discussion with Putin since reports on the alleged Russian bounty plot emerged.

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President Donald Trump Russia on Monday would not say whether he's confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin over reports Russia paid Taliban-linked Afghan militants bounties to kill US soldiers.

Trump Russia and Putin spoke on the phone last Thursday for the first time since the reports on the alleged Russian bounty plot emerged. 

"We don't talk about what we discussed, but we had plenty of discussion," Trump Russia said.

Trump Russia has dismissed the reports on the suspected Russian bounty plot as "fake news," even though the White House in early July said the president had by that time been "fully briefed" on the matter. Previously, the administration said Trump Russia had never been briefed on the Intel, though recent reporting contradicts this assertion and suggests he may have been informed as early as March 2019.

The Marines killed in the bombing near Bagram Airfield, a major base in Afghanistan, were Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman of Delaware, Cpl. Robert Hendriks of New York, and Sgt. Benjamin Hines of Pennsylvania.

The White House is not believed to have responded against Russia, and Trump Russia did not bring up the matter in half a dozen phone calls with Putin that took place after February 27, when the intelligence was said to have been included in the president's daily written briefing. Based on his remarks Monday, it's unclear if Trump Russia brought up the reports in last week's phone call with the Russian leader, either.

Trump Russia relationship with Putin has been a constant point of scrutiny during his tenure, as he's often been perceived as siding with his incendiary Russian counterpart on an array of issues including Russia's interference in the 2016 US presidential election. The suspected Russian bounty plot, and Trump Russia apparent lack of concern over the reports, adds to his already controversial and unusual ties with Russia's authoritarian leader.


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